Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks during the official opening of a Tesla manufacturing plant near Gruenheide, Germany, on March 22, 2022. Christian Marquardt – Pool/Getty Images
Tesla’s European sales slumped sharply in July, with steep drops in Germany and the UK underscoring the electric‑vehicle maker’s deepening challenges in two of the region’s most important markets.
New registrations in the UK plunged by about 60 percent to 987 vehicles, down from roughly 2,462 a year earlier, according to data released on Aug. 5 from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
